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A review by bibliorow
Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon
3.0
Since this is a collection of three novellas, my individual ratings for each one are: The Hellfire Club - 3 stars; The Succubus - 4 stars; The Haunted Soldier - 3 stars, making the overall rating for this book 3. Again, it's a solid adventure book and the writing is great for the genre. But the plot of the first and last stories had me clueless. I did like the middle story, and I do still love Lord John. I would welcome another book in his series, maybe involving a good romance for him. I liked him and Percy in the Brotherhood of the Blade, but I'd be interested to see him interact more with Stephan von Namtzen. Of course, Percy showed up again in Go Tell the Bees, so there might be more for Lord John in the next and final Outlander book. But I still would love it if DG wrote a sweeping romance for John Grey (I know he loves Jamie, and that's supposed to be the epic tragedy, but I really like how he is with Stephan, and I want more for John. As romantic as pining over Jamie for the rest of his life may be, it would be nice to see him grow and move on as best he can.)